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COP28 takeaways
Four speakers sit on a stage in front of a screen reading Perry World House and the Penn shield, in front of a packed audience at Perry World House.

The panelists at Perry World House shared their thoughts on the strides made at COP28, and the work that remains in addressing the climate crisis.

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COP28 takeaways

Perry World House Fellows and Advisors Lolita Jackson, Stephen Hammer, and Wolfgang Blau offered their insights from the conference in a discussion last week, moderated by Perry World House Interim Director Michael Weisberg.

Kristen de Groot

Remembering pathbreaking nurse, researcher, and leader
Claire Fagin stands in front of Claire M. Fagin Hall on Penn campus.

Former Interim Penn president and Nursing dean Claire Fagin in front of the Nursing School’s Claire M. Fagin Hall, which was named in her honor.

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Remembering pathbreaking nurse, researcher, and leader

Claire Fagin, the former Nursing dean who served as Interim President of Penn in the early 90’s, died Jan. 16. Members of the Penn community share their thoughts on Fagin’s legacy.

Kristen de Groot

Three things to know about the Iowa caucuses
A blurry person walks past a sign on a window reading "Iowa Caucuses, first in the nation" with an illustration of an elephant and a donkey inside the "o" in Iowa.

A sign for the Iowa Caucuses on a downtown skywalk, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 4, 2020. Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party’s presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024.

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Three things to know about the Iowa caucuses

John Lapinski, director of the Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and director of elections at NBC News, shares his thoughts on what to watch Monday.

Kristen de Groot

‘The Tame and the Wild’ 
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A new book by historian Marcy Norton—“The Tame and the Wild, People and Animals After 1492”—looks at the colonization of the Americas through the lens of European and Native American beliefs about animal life.

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‘The Tame and the Wild’ 

Historian Marcy Norton’s new book looks at the history of human-animal relationships in Europe and Native America and how they became entangled after 1492.

Kristen de Groot

The Endangered Species Act at 50
herring swimming

(On homepage) River herring, also known as alewives, swim in a stream in Franklin, Maine. The fish were once headed for the endangered species list but have been making a comeback in some U.S. states.

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The Endangered Species Act at 50

Ahead of the anniversary, experts from four schools across the University share their thoughts on the landmark legislation.

Kristen de Groot

Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey
Rachel Hulvey stands on the Great Wall of China, with a hazy mountain in the background.

Ph.D. student Rachel Ann Hulvey, at the Great Wall of China in 2018, researches Chinese foreign policy, power, and international order.

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Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey

Political science Ph.D. candidate Rachel Ann Hulvey’s research looks at Chinese foreign policy, soft power, and international order through the lens of internet governance.

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The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
brian peterson and team for projects for progress

The Economic Justice Project was created by (left to right) recent Wharton grad Solomon Thomas, Makuu Director Brian Peterson, and Wharton fourth-year Khushi Shelat.

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The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field

From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy
Three people stand in front of a bookcase full of books in burgundy binding, the man on the left is wearing judge robes and has his right hand in the air, the woman on the right is in judge robes and has her right hand in the air and left hand on a bible and a man in the middle wears a suit and tie, is holding the bible and is looking at the woman

Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in to the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O’Connor looks on.

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy

Three Penn experts—Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marci A. Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences, and former Penn Carey Law School dean Ted Ruger—share their thoughts on the history-making justice.

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Breaking bread while breaking barriers
Overhead image of a table set with food and diners hands and arms cutting food and and eating.

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Breaking bread while breaking barriers

Penn’s two newly announced programs—Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences—strive to encourage dialogue, build connections, and bring people together in conversations over shared meals.

Kristen de Groot

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